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Clematis armandii and a rhodedendron 'Gomer Waterer'.

Perhaps for many, but not for us. The leaf bases are typically quite stubborn to remove.

Hello peoples, I’ve recently had some good germination success with Medemia and Hyphaene, 100 of each and ended up not surprisingly with a few causalities. I’m thinking this little ‘collar’ I see around the root at the seed shell may be where I could get some lateral roots starting to appear if I persist with these guys. I’m going to have a go anyway but thought to ask the experts for their opinions. Given the high success rate and my lack of preparedness 🤦‍♂️I have a number of Medemia in particular with this rotted root end, and the snapped root of the hypheane was just a slip up. Do you guys/girls recko there’s a good likelihood they will keep going from this ‘collar’ with advantageous lateral roots? it looks like they will have a go. thanks for the thoughts 🙏

Rhapidophyllum and Serenoa prefer to be dry when cold. Serenoa is a challenge in red clay. Acoellorapphe I think is ok with wet feet.

Taking into account that different years have different amounts of variegation, and that some variegation will show fast and other seedlings will take some time, what is the approximate percentage of seedlings that will show some variegation?

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After a week away from home, I found that one of my two Sabal mexicanas was pushing new growth. Both (disappointingly) spear pulled after 20F and freezing rain. The other still showed now sign of a new spear. The fronds also looked to be slightly yellowed compared to the other one. So, I bit the bullet and performed surgery to try to save it... hopefully before it is too late. Fingers crossed I will see some growth in the next few days. 🤞

I think you could put a bag over the whole spathe . It is beautiful in all its glory.

Here are some potential donors. The spathe opened but the blooms have just started. I am keeping the blooms in a paper bag to open. I left most of the spathe on the tree. Hanging in a window with lots of sun and southern exposure.

i had seeds but i was unsuccessful beautiful!

I planted 2 more pochutlensis but the other one seems to be dormant working on roots. They seem to like winter, 1⁰C didn't do anything to them obviously (unprotected).

Just cut them down and mulch over them. Or dig the bulbs up. They come back. Or grow them in a greenhouse.

I bought my 15G Brahea Clara exactly one year ago from Josh @ Fairview Nursery in Vista - https://fairviewnursery.com/plants/palms/ He grows them from his own parent tree, and had a TON of them when I was there, and pricing was very reasonable. By appointment (not always open). Sadly far from you, unless you know someone doing a road trip. Here's mine as of today. I assume any remaining stock would be similar in size.

I have some 7gal sabal uresana silver

Looking good! C plumosa is a crownshafted palm, right?

I have a pair of 1g Beccariophoenix fenestralis that originated from Floribunda. I’d sell one of them

I hear Rhopalistylus sapida will also grow in a swamp; true?

Had a quick visit to the gardens yesterday and snapped a few photos. We’ve had a few extreme heat days this summer up around 44C/111F but for the most part there’s not too much damage. Good to see more new plantings and there’s more to come. Geonoma undata. Pretty exciting new addition to a new cleared area where some South American species are being planted. Chamaedorea tepejilote Licuala ramsayi new planting off to a new start. Let’s see how it looks after winter but they are proven to be hardy here just very very slow. Hedyscepe canterburyana Arxhontophoenix maxima with a bit of heat damage to a new frond. Brahea armata in flower. Puts on a great show. The colour on Butia odorata in the background is eye catching too. Both such great palms for here. Parajubaea cocoides loaded with fruit Jubaeopsis afra is really becoming a standout feature specimen now. Beccariophoenix alfredii. Such a beast. Livistona mariae. This is a very old plant. Been about this size since I can remember. The smaller Hedyscepe canterburyana. Appears possible a bit heat damaged with its lower fronds dropping hopefully should recover with our long cool season coming up Chamaedorea woodsoniana still going pretty strong Syagrus schizophylla One of the big old Jubaea chilensis caught my eye with half of its crown shining silver reflecting the light off the fronds’ abaxial surfaces.

Good!

One more reason to not go on hikes

People will find their palms dying for many months after the freezes. I had a Pseudophoenix sargentii keel over dead 18 months after the 2010/11 freeze. Also, my Hydriastele beguinii 'Obi Isle' gave up on life 9 months from the same freeze. Lost all my young coconuts, Euterpe, Wodyetia and many more I can't recall. I'm still losing palms 3-1/2 years after Hurricane Ian. I hate to say this but for many of you the carnage has scarcely begun. You will have to make some hard choices on how much money, treatments, time and work you are willing to invest trying to rehab some of your palms. To be honest and not being snide, pygmy dates are common, cheap and easily replaceable. I'd go that route before I bankrupted and exhausted myself trying to save them.

I see fatsia to the left of the good looking palm, what are the two plants on the right?

Most years, yes, but not this last year. It was pretty mild for us and only got into the teens a handful of nights.

Mine are going palmate - variegation increases with age and growth. Very cool and well worth trying.

Here is mine. Grown from seed maybe sprouted 10 years ago. Kept potted too long. Had 3 in one pot. The other two died off probably due to competition but also slowed this one's growth even more. Planted all in the ground together but here is the only one. Was hoping for a triple but didn't work out that way. Glad I have the one.